Gallery: Model builder's warship a six-year labour of love

Constructing a 1/32 scale model of the HMS Royal William took model-ship enthusiast Victor Jankovic into his retirement years. Now he’s putting the ship up for sale through Maynards Auction House, with an estimated value of $9,000 to $12,000.

Victor Jankovic shows off the model ship he spent six years building, in Vancouver on June 11, 2013. The HMS Royal William 1/32 model is a fully “functioning” model that sails in water and appears realistic when filmed and photographed among its surroundings. It will be sold at auction by Maynards on June 19, 2013. Maynards has estimated the model’s value at $9,000 to $12,000. The original HMS Royal William was launched in 1670 by the British Navy. Jankovic’s model is eight feet long, six feet tall, 17 inches wide and 45 pounds in weight. The ship barely fits through a doorway and takes two people to move.